An over abundance of cats and fewer adoptions has led the Livingston County Animal Control and Shelter to offer discounted cat adoptions through Sept. 23.

The adoption fee has been lowered to $60 from $100 and includes the price of spaying or neutering, vaccinations and tests for feline leukemia virus and feline immunodeficiency virus. The cats also are dewormed and micro-chipped.

“For the most part, all they will need is food, water and love,” shelter Director Andrew Seltz said. “We have an exponential amount of cats (coming in) right now” and “we’re full.”

Seltz said it is a good idea to take a newly adopted cat to a veterinarian for an annual check up.

There are about 125 cats available for adoption and a number of them are out in foster homes waiting for a permanent home.

It is not unusual for the shelter to be at capacity for cats this time of year.

“You do see this on an annual basis, summer being kitten season,” he said.

“It is also a slower time of year for us with kids going back to school and people taking last minute vacations,” and “a lot of times cat adoptions get overlooked,” he said.

The hope is that the discounted cat adoption fee will “spur activity” during a time of year when “the parking lot is pretty empty,” Seltz said.